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GLOSSARY OF EXTREMISM AND HATE

Tawhid Emoji

The tawhid emoji or hand gesture is frequently used by Islamists, and ISIS members in particular, to signify their membership. The single finger is meant to reference "tawheed," a religious term for the belief that there is... Read more
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Thor's Hammer

Thor's Hammer is an ancient Norse symbol, used today primarily in neo-pagan religions such as Asatru. White supremacist Norse pagans have appropriated this symbol to use in a white supremacist context. However, because it continues to be... Read more
Numbers / Symbols White supremacist
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Triangular Klan Symb…

The triangular Ku Klux Klan symbol looks like a triangle within a triangle, but actually represents three letter K's aligned in a triangle and facing inwards. A variation on this symbol has the K's facing outwards instead... Read more
Numbers / Symbols White supremacist
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Boots and Laces

Racist skinheads often wear steel-toed work/combat boots (Doc Marten's or other brands) with red or white shoelaces laced in a style known as straight-lacing or ladder-lacing.
Numbers / Symbols White supremacist
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White Power (hand si…

The White Power hand sign uses two hands - one forming the letter "W" and the other forming the letter "P" to represent "WP" or "White Power." It is particularly used by white supremacists in California.
Numbers / Symbols White supremacist
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White supremacist (p…

Physical white supremacist propaganda includes distributions of physical media like fliers, posters, stickers, leaflets, banners and graffiti. The goal is to maximize media and online attention, while limiting the risk of individual exposure, negative media coverage, arrests... Read more
Tactics White supremacist
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Wolfsangel

The Wolfsangel is an ancient runic symbol that was believed to ward off wolves. Today, thanks to its appropriation by Nazi Germany, the Wolfsangel is one of the more popular white supremacist symbols.
Numbers / Symbols White supremacist
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Sonnenrad

Sonnenrad is the German term for a "sunwheel" image, an ancient European symbol that appears in many forms. The Nazis created one specific version of a sonnenrad, featuring crooked rays (resembling lightning bolts) emanating from an inner... Read more
Numbers / Symbols White supremacist
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SS bolts

SS bolts are a lightning-bolt-shaped runic insignia utilized by the Schutzstaffel (SS) in Nazi Germany. The SS was a large Nazi organization that fielded military forces, manned concentration camps and operated intelligence services, among many other functions... Read more
Numbers / Symbols White supremacist
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